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Land (Amendment) Act
2010
Amendment of section 35 of principal Act.
Section 35 of the principal Act is amended(a) by inserting immediately after subsection (1) the following"(la) Subject to subsection (7), a tenant by occupancy who
purports to assign the tenancy by occupancy without giving the
first option of taking the assignment of the tenancy to the owner
of the land commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a
fine not exceeding ninety six currency points or imprisonment
not exceeding four years or both; and the transaction shall be
invalid and the tenant shall forfeit the right over the land and the
land shall revert to the registered owner.";
(b) by inserting immediately after subsection (7) the following"(8) Subject to this section, a change of ownership of title
effected by the owner by sale, grant and succession or otherwise
shall not in anyway affect the existing lawful interests or bona
fide occupant and the new owner shall be obliged to respect the
existing interest."
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Amendment of section 59 of principal Act.
Section 59 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately
after subsection (1) the following"(la) where a board enters into or undertakes or concludes
any such transaction or allocates land in contravention of
subsection (l)(a), the transaction shall be void."
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Amendment of section 92 of principal Act.
Section 92 of the principal Act is amended(a) by inserting immediately after subsection (l)(d) the
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